Recap: VIC 4 - MH 3 Overtime Win

The Royals celebrate the win

The overtime goal...

Brett Cote scored the game winning goal in overtime Wednesday night, as the Victoria Royals (4-1) overcame a 3-0 deficit to defeat the visiting Medicine Hat Tigers (3-1-1-0) 4-3.

Jamie Crooks and Brandon Magee brought the Royals to within one heading into the third period.  The Royals pushed in the third, outshooting the Tigers 13-1, and were finally rewarded with an Alex Gogolev tying marker with 1:13 remaining and the net minder pulled.

Brett Cote scored the winner 3:03 into overtime, snapping the Tigers 3 game win streak while wrapping up the Royals 4 game homestand with a 3-1 record.

Patrik Polivka made 14 saves, while his counterpart Marek Langhamer was busy kicking out 26 pucks.

Both clubs power plays were 1 for 4.

Both Gogolev and Magee had a goal and an assist, while defenseman Tyler Stahl had 2 asssists.

WHL player of the week Hunter Shinkaruk scored once, while teamate Trevor Cox had 2 goals, both in the first.

They’ll meet one more time this season, in Medicine Hat on November 10th.

Up next Victoria heads on the road for four games, beginning with 3 in 3 nights Friday in Spokane.

Medicine Hat Tigers 3 at Victoria Royals 4 (OT) - Status: Final OT
Wednesday, October 3, 2012 - Save-On-Foods Memorial Arena - Victoria, BC

Medicine Hat 2 1 0 0 - 3
Victoria 0 2 1 1 - 4

1st Period-
1, Medicine Hat, Cox 3 (Leier, Lewington), 1:07.
2, Medicine Hat, Cox 4 (Jensen, Leier), 13:40 (PP).

Penalties-Carroll Vic (slashing), 13:07.

2nd Period-
3, Medicine Hat, Shinkaruk 3 (Pearce, Becker), 13:44.
4, Victoria, Crooks 1 (Magee, Stahl), 15:37.
5, Victoria, Magee 3 (Stahl, Gogolev), 19:52 (PP).

Penalties-Nelson Vic (hooking), 0:57; Valk M.h (high sticking), 2:21; Traber Vic (roughing), 6:50; Pearce M.h (tripping), 19:34.

3rd Period-
6, Victoria, Gogolev 3 (Walker, Kanzig), 18:47.

Penalties-Becker M.h (tripping), 5:02; Gogolev Vic (hooking), 6:10; Bredo M.h (hooking), 15:48.

OT Period-
7, Victoria, Cote 2 (Nelson), 3:04.

Penalties-No Penalties

Shots on Goal-
Medicine Hat 6-10-1-0-17.
Victoria 5-10-13-2-30.

Power Play Opportunities-
Medicine Hat 1 / 4; Victoria 1 / 4.

Goalies-
Medicine Hat, Langhamer 2-1-1-0 (30 shots-26 saves).
Victoria, Polivka 4-0-0-0 (17 shots-14 saves).

A-4,055
Referees-Ryan Benbow (62).
Linesmen-Riley Friesen (76), Kirk Van Helvoirt (107).